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Le Tic-Tac de la Seine

Sylvie Minuit
Artist
Sylvie Minuit
Pop2:31April 19, 2026
0:00 2:31

Influenced by Jacques Brel, Françoise Hardy, Claude Debussy, Serge Gainsbourg, Clara Luciani. Sylvie Minuit was raised in the historic watchmaking city of Besançon, learning harmony from the ticking clocks in her grandfather’s workshop. Her primary instrument, a cello shattered by her luthier father and painstakingly restored with gold-filled cracks, is the source of her sound: a warm, melancholic nouvelle chanson that finds beauty in the broken things. Now based in Lyon, her songs are intimate character studies, whispered secrets set to lush, cinematic string arrangements.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sous le pont de l'Alma, janvier dix-neuf cent dix,
Le Zouave a les chevilles dans l'eau qui s'épaissit.
Les péniches se cognent, un bruit sourd et mat,
Personne ne lève les yeux de son chocolat.

[Chorus]
Et j'entends le tic-tac de la Seine qui monte,
Un rouage qui grince, une fureur qui raconte
La fin de vos valses, la fin de la fête.
Moi, je serre les poings pour la ville muette.

[Verse 2]
Rue de Lappe, un couple rit, l'accordéon s'enflamme.
Il dit « Ce n'est qu'une averse », une excuse pour son âme.
L'odeur des caves mouillées remonte les pavés,
Un froid qui n'est pas l'hiver, un froid de noyé.

[Chorus]
Et j'entends le tic-tac de la Seine qui monte,
Un rouage qui grince, une fureur qui raconte
La fin de vos valses, la fin de la fête.
Moi, je serre les poings pour la ville muette.

[Bridge]
Arrêtez vos horloges, imbéciles, regardez !
Le mécanisme est rompu, le grand ressort est cassé.
Cette ville est une montre que vous laissez rouiller.

[Chorus]
Et j'entends le tic-tac de la Seine qui monte,
Un rouage qui grince, une fureur qui raconte
La fin de vos valses, la fin de la fête.
Moi, je serre les poings pour la ville muette.

[Outro]
Le Zouave n'a plus de pieds.
Et demain, le silence.

About Sylvie Minuit

Sylvie Minuit was raised in the historic watchmaking city of Besançon, learning harmony from the ticking clocks in her grandfather’s workshop. Her primary instrument, a cello shattered by her luthier father and painstakingly restored with gold-filled cracks, is the source of her sound: a warm, melancholic nouvelle chanson that finds beauty in the broken things. Now based in Lyon, her songs are…

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